Introduction to Operating Systems IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Unit 6 Checklist  Complete Assignment  Complete Discussion Board Remember to make your first post before Saturday Post on three different days Check for spelling and grammar Be professional  Flexible Learning Activity Seminar or Quiz IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Unit 6 Objectives  Perform operating system commands  Differentiate among common file extensions  Write a batch file  Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Agenda  Optical Media  Miscellaneous Multimedia  Monitors and Dot Pitch  Flat Panel and LCD Monitors  Other types of video projection  Sound and Sound Cards  Printer Ports  Types of Printers and Troubleshooting IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Functions of the Operating System  Communicate with hardware  Provide user interface  Provide structure for accessing applications  Enable users to manipulate programs and data IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Microsoft Windows  Windows NT 3.1  Windows 95  Windows 98  Windows Me  Windows 2000  Windows XP  Windows Vista  Windows 7 IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Mac OS  “Cheetah”  10.1 “Puma”  10.2” “Jaguar”  10.3 “Panther”  10.4 “Tiger”  10.5” Leopard”  10.6 “Snow Leopard”  Boot Camp IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Unix/Linux  RedHat  openSuSe  Ubuntu  Debian  Feather  Fedora  Slackware IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Clean Install vs. Upgrade  Clean Install Erases hard drive Nothing transferred to new OS Requires reinstall of all programs  Upgrade Saves your files and file settings Does not require reinstall of programs IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Command Line Interface  Quicker than using the GUI  Uses fewer system resources  Uses less bandwidth IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Command Line Interface  Start>Run>CMD  Command Prompt  Program file names 8.3 Extensions  Drives and folders  Path IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Command Line Interface  Syntax [command] [target] [switches] [command] [switches] [target] [command]/?  Commands DIR CD or CHDIR MD or MKDIR RD or RMDIR IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Command Line Interface  Files Running files REN or RENAME Attributes (ATTRIB) ○ Hidden ○ Read-only ○ System ○ Archive DEL or ERASE XCOPY  Wildcards * ? IT190 Foundations in Information Technology

Questions? IT190 Foundations in Information Technology